Signal-lantern.



No. 824,052. PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906.

w. A. WRIGHT. SIGNAL LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1905.

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, WILLIAM A. WRIGHT, OFMASONVILLENEW JE sEnAssIeNoR or ONE- UHALF Ton. J. EAMBORN,OF'PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

' SIGNAL-LANTERN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJune 19, 906.

To all? whmn itmay concern:

.Be it known thatI, WILLIAM This invention relates to certain new, and useful improvements in lanterns such as employed for railroad signaling and similar purposes, ofwhich the following is a'fullfclear, and exact description. 7

One of the objects of this invention is .to

and body or the base, body, and globe-guard may be detacha'bly connected together.

Furthermore, this invention provides novel means geared to feed the wickfrom the outside of the lantern, obviating the necessity of moving the chimney or oil-cup thereof.

Another advantage lies in novel means provided for detachably connecting the base and body whereby different bases may be employed, such as the bell or skeleton types; but the particular base shown is of the preferred form and one which will prevent accidental displacement of the lamp from the place where set.

Finally, this invention provides alantern which will be strong, durable, highly'efiicient in its use and operation, and comparatively simple and cheap in its manufacture.

In the drawings, forming a part of this specification, reference will be had to the various views, wherein like numerals of refer ence indicate corresponding partsthroughout, and in Which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the lantern, showing'the body in vertical section. Fig. 2

is a top plan view of a portion of the lantern,

and Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the burner.

Reference-numeral 1 indicates the oil-cup, provided on its periphery with tubular mem' bers or sleeves 2 to detachably receive. the upper ends of the legs 3, to which is secured,

by soldering or :otherwise, a base 4, below which the pointed lowerends 6 of said legs 3' project to engage the. surface on which the lantern is placed, thereby rendering accidental displacement thereof practically impossible. Thus by this construction the base is enabled to be removed from the body for the application of a I A; WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at. Masonville, in the county of Burlin ton and .Stateof New Jersey, have invente certain' new and useful Improvements in Signal-Lanterns, of which the following is a specifica-* .tion.

dle or bail 13. ring 'to the rini7 of said oil-cup, an inwardlyprovide alantern wherein either the base different base or for cleaning purposes. 3 I Rigidly attached to the outer side of the oil-cup is a rim 7, having an upturned flange 8, within which is received the base-ring 90f the globe-guard. The said globe-guard comprises a plurality'of wire sections 10, con-. 3

nected at their lower ends to said ring 9 and at'thei'r upper ends to the bell or dome'11, 3

"and connected to each'of two diametrically opposite sections of'said guard is a wire bailear 12, to which is connected one end of han- To detachablyconnect said projecting lug or ear 14 is provided on theflange 8 of said-rim 7, andto coact with this lug is secured a wire spring .15 on the oppo' site side of said rim, which spring when raised ilvill permit the insertion of the ring'thereuner.

Near the upper portion of' the oil-cup are arranged two spaced disks 16 and 17, the

upper of which is formed with aplurality of orifices 18, through which the air enters from chamber 19 to feed the flame. This chamber 19 is formed by and between the said disks 16 and 17 and air enters through the ports 20 in the wall of the oil-cup at a point intermediatesaid disks.

For feeding the wick the following con-' struction is provided: A wick-tube 21, comprising two plates 22 and 23, is passed through said disks 6 and 17 and projects above and below the same. Each end 24 of the plate 22 is bent to fit in the bent end 25 of the plate 23, by which it is securely held. The said ends or edges25 of plate 23 are formed with lugs 26, through which pass a shaft 27', carrying on its outer end a, gear 29, and intermediate said lugs or ears 26 three star-wheels 31 are arranged on the shaft and project and operate through slots in the plate 22 and engage the wick in said tube 21. Surrounding this tube is a funnel-shaped cup 30, spaced from' the sides of said tube 21 and passed through said disks 16 and 17 to which it is secured, and the said cup forms a filling means for the-oil-cup. The said star-wheels, it will be observed, overlie said cup 30, and one of them is engaged by a suitable catch or spring 32 to prevent unintentional rotation thereof. Meshing with the gear 29, aforementioned, is a gear 33, horizontally arranged in a housing 34, form ng a bearing and shield for the wheel and its shaft 35.

this invention to the exact construction setup, as various changes may be made in the details without material change or departure from the spirit and scope of the invention,

Having fully described the invention, what is claimed as new and useful, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A lantern comprising a body, a base,

legs secured on the inner face thereof and projecting above and below the same, and sleeves .slidably and detachably connecting vthe projecting upper ends of said legs to said body.

2. In a lantern, a cup, disks arranged therein, said cup and one of said disks formed with air-ports, a wick-tube passing through the disks, a housing on the upper disk, a gear arranged therein projecting therethrough and through the said cup, a shaft for said gear having a bearing in said housing and said upper disk, and a \viek-regulatiug means operated by said gear.

3. A lantern comprising a globe-guard, an oil-cup, a plurality of sleeves thereon, a base, projections on said base removably received in said sleeves, and a rim secured to said oil cup about said sleeves for receiving the globeguard.

4. In combination with the oil-cup of a lantern, of two disks spaced to form an airchamber in said oil-cup, a cup passing through the disks, a wick-tube arranged in the cup and spaced therefrom forming a filling-space for said 0ilcup, and wick-regulating means mounted above said cup and on the side of said wick-tube.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. \VRIGH'I.

I/Vitnesses I GEO. W. REED,

FEED. R. REEVES. 

